Experimental observation and quantum modeling of electron irradiation on single-wall carbon nanotubes

IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 349-354

  Charlier, J C ^a   Terrones, M ^b   Banhart, F ^c   Grobert, N ^d   Terrones, H ^b   Ajayan, P M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTO POTOSINO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y TECNOLÓGICA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS   (Germany)

^e RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON IRRADIATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; GRAPHITE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE;

COVALENT BONDS; QUANTUM MODELING; SINGLE WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWNT); TIGHT BINDING MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS (TBMD);

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 3042767503     PISSN: 1536125X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNANO.2003.820519     Document Type: Conference Paper

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